Jerry Zimmerman
[edit] Biography
Jerry Zimmerman (Gerald Robert Zimmerman) was born on September 21, 1934 in Omaha, Nebraska. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1961 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .206 with 0 home runs and 10 RBI. Zimmerman played for the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 76
| 204
| 8
| 42
| 0
| 10
| .206
| .252
| .230
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 34
| 62
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 7
| .274
| .318
| .339
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 39
| 56
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 3
| .232
| .259
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 63
| 120
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 12
| .200
| .278
| .225
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 15
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 83
| 154
| 8
| 33
| 1
| 11
| .214
| .275
| .253
| 1
| 1
| 12
| 23
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| 60
| 119
| 11
| 30
| 1
| 15
| .252
| .338
| .328
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 104
| 234
| 13
| 39
| 1
| 12
| .167
| .243
| .192
| 3
| 0
| 22
| 49
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 8
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| 24
| 45
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .111
| .180
| .133
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 76
| 204
| 8
| 42
| 0
| 10
| .206
| .252
| .230
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 407
| 790
| 52
| 161
| 3
| 62
| .204
| .273
| .242
| 17
| 2
| 67
| 133
| 9
| 27
| 0
| 12
| 28
|
| Total
|
|
| 483
| 994
| 60
| 203
| 3
| 72
| .204
| .269
| .239
| 22
| 2
| 78
| 154
| 11
| 31
| 1
| 12
| 38
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| C
| 76
| 64
| 546.2
| 374
| 22
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 24
| 12
| 0
| .975
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| C
| 34
| 15
| 172.1
| 111
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| .992
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| C
| 39
| 15
| 165.2
| 116
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| C
| 63
| 31
| 335.1
| 264
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 12
| 0
| .993
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| C
| 82
| 44
| 468.1
| 321
| 22
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 19
| 8
| 0
| .997
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| C
| 59
| 30
| 327.2
| 264
| 16
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 10
| 1
| .996
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| C
| 104
| 81
| 692.1
| 572
| 44
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 29
| 26
| 3
| .992
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| C
| 24
| 18
| 145
| 109
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 481
| 298
| 2853.1
| 2131
| 150
| 21
| 26
| 0
| 19
| 110
| 80
| 4
| .991
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1952).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (July 16, 1959).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (July 16, 1959).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (September 25, 1959).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (September 25, 1959).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Dan Dobbek (January 30, 1962).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (March 18, 1969).
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